support and empower people. Glittering generalities is a type of propaganda that uses an emotionally appealing phrase that is so closely related to highly valued concepts that it convinces people to believe it without evidence or reason. George Orwell’s 1984 follows Winston Smith‚ who lives in a totalitarian dystopia where all action is heavily monitored and the population is fed massive amounts of propaganda to keep them in line with the government and prevent rebellion. He begins to question the validity
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Carlos Torres-Montiel Marisol Leon English 2 26 January 2011 “1984” Reflection Paper What is language? Language is any system of formalized signs‚ sounds‚ or gestures used as a means of communicating thought or emotion. In 1984‚ Orwell shows how the Party uses language‚ politically‚ to deceive and manipulate people. Language becomes a mind-control tool‚ with the ultimate goal being the destruction of will and imagination. By controlling language‚ the Party is able to control its citizens. This
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The world of Nineteen eighty-four‚ one is brought to a total dystopian world‚ where the planet is ruled by an absolute rule government. In Gorge Orwell¡¯s dark vision of this frightening future‚ where the power-mad few rules over the land by manipulating the mind of the masses though the use of language‚ hatred‚ and physical pain. This work is a cautionary tale against totalitarianism and potential totalitarianism. Perhaps the most powerful fiction novel in the twentieth century‚ demonstrated to
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"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past" To what extent is this true in George Orwell’s novel 1984? In George Orwell’s novel 1984 it is seen through the constant destruction and falsification of records by the party‚ that the main character‚ Winston Smith and the people of Oceania are unable or struggle to form their own identity due to their own few fading memories of the past. Throughout Winston’s struggle to hold onto the past‚ the Party utilizes
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Can a civilization be founded based purely on hate‚ cruelty‚ and fear? Yes‚ it is possible. Looking at Orwell’s book‚ 1984‚ as well as historical‚ sociological‚ and sociopolitical evidence‚ it is conceivable for a civilization be founded based purely on hate‚ cruelty‚ and fear. Using these points and evidence‚ a civilization to be based solely on these attributes has occurred in 1984‚ historically‚ sociologically‚ and as well as in a sociopolitical environment. In a historical perspective‚ a civilization
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spirit. The dystopian society in which Winston Smith lives in the novel 1984 contains a government that has no problem brutalizing its citizens to achieve any goal they desire. If not successful in achieving this goal‚ the government of Oceania ‘vaporizes’ citizens and rids of any and all means of their existence. Yet‚ in the case of Winston Smith they were successful in this practice of automatizing. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ one can see the dehumanization of Winston Smith through the use of physical
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The visionary George Orwell once said‚ “During the times of universal deceit‚ telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” Winston Smith‚ the main character of the novel titled 1984 written by George Orwell‚ is a humanist who believes freedom should dictate the life of a society. He lives in a society called Oceania. This society is very similar to a North Korean society‚ where the government controls the city with a figure called Big Brother. This leader is a godlike figure to the society
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Based on the film “1984” there was a difference between each other because I personally found one of the film not interesting. There were two movies shown to the class a black and white that was filmed on the fifties‚ and a color film that was on the eighties‚ which is thirty years apart from each other. Both films were with different characters and graphics. There were parts that both films did have different scenes; such as‚ sex scenes and violence. However‚ both films stayed with same story but
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Anna Burton 1/27/12 period 2A 1984 Close Read 1984‚ a novel by George Orwell‚ shows how terrifying a totalitarian government can be. In this passage‚ Winston doubts himself as a reliable source of reality‚ displaying the Party’s ability to control others. He thinks‚ “If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind‚ and if the mind itself is controllable - what then?” Winston is able to identify the reason mind control is possible and is afraid that he himself has been controlled
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Similarly‚ in 1984 by George Orwell‚ everyone was brainwashed to believe certain concepts spread by the Inner Party. For example‚ everyone in Oceania was taught to love Big Brother and hate Emmanuel Goldstein‚ the betrayer and leader of the Brotherhood. Although Winston
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